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Tools needed: Brush, scrap paper, methyl-cellulose paste, bone folder, Teflon folder, Reemay sheet, Mylar sheet, weight, brick
Ask the End-Processing Supervisor Technical Services Assistant if you encounter the following:
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- Whenever possible, apply the ownership label and bookplate to the item. When this is not possible, label the case in the standard locations (upper right back corner for ownership label, middle front center for bookplate).
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Cases with short tabs
- Affix tabs to the top front edge of the case, with the call number facing forward. (See pictures below.)
- Affix tabs to the top front edge of the case, with the call number facing forward. (See pictures below.)
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- Use the barcode that corresponds to the item's collection: Houghton Library, Harvard Theatre Collection, or Woodberry Poetry Room.
- Add barcodes to item enclosures (not items themselves) according to the placement chart below.
- Add duplicate barcodes to the routing slip for each item. (Exception: boxes need both barcodes.) Keep items and slips together until they are ready for shipping.
- If the item is going to HD, add the appropriate HD sticker (HD THE or HD HOU) directly underneath the barcode. (N.B. HD HOU stickers should be used for Woodberry Poetry Room items going to HD.)
Item type | Stickers | Location |
Wrapped books | Barcode / HD sticker, spine label | Top left corner |
Prefab cases | Barcode / HD sticker, spine label | Top left corner |
CMI cases | Barcode / HD sticker | Top left corner |
Spine label | Lower "spine" edge | |
Broadside folders | Broadside label | Top left corner |
Barcode | Inside broadside label | |
Boxes | Box label (large or small) | One on short side, one on long side |
Barcode / HD sticker | One inside each box label | |
Books/cases with tabs | Barcode | Back of tab |